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A64353 The creed of Mr. Hobbes examined in a feigned conference between him and a student in divinity. Tenison, Thomas, 1636-1715. 1670 (1670) Wing T691; ESTC R22090 155,031 274

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forbear_v to_o do_v yet_o that_o be_v not_o proper_o a_o will_n because_o the_o action_n depend_v not_o of_o it_o but_o of_o the_o la●t_n inclination_n or_o appetite_n you_o suppose_v the_o will_n to_o be_v the_o last_o inclination_n and_o that_o therefore_o the_o action_n depend_v upon_o it_o because_o it_o be_v the_o last_o and_o than_o you_o call_v it_o sufficient_a and_o necessary_a when_o you_o have_v make_v it_o to_o be_v such_o not_o in_o its_o own_o nature_n but_o by_o the_o supposition_n frame_v in_o your_o own_o brain_n and_o thus_o you_o have_v make_v a_o great_a noise_n and_o kackle_n about_o sufficient_a and_o efficient_a whilst_o there_o be_v nothing_o here_o say_v by_o you_o which_o be_v not_o as_o insipid_a as_o the_o white_a of_o a_o egg._n but_o of_o that_o necessity_n which_o be_v say_v to_o compel_v the_o will_n of_o man_n enough_o let_v ●s_n consider_v that_o law_n which_o oblige_v it_o though_o not_o by_o force_n to_o action_n yet_o upon_o default_n to_o punishment_n and_o that_o we_o may_v proceed_v in_o order_n let_v our_o beginning_n be_v make_v at_o our_o seven_o head_n the_o law_n of_o nature_n that_o inward_a law_n in_o relation_n to_o which_o each_o man_n be_v a_o magistrate_n to_o himself_o erect_v a_o tribunal_n in_o his_o own_o breast_n mr._n hobbes_n there_o be_v 64._o right_a and_o also_o a_o law_n of_o nature_n the_o right_n of_o nature_n be_v the_o liberty_n each_o man_n have_v to_o use_v his_o own_o power_n as_o he_o will_v himself_o for_o the_o preservation_n of_o his_o own_o nature_n that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o his_o own_o life_n and_o consequent_o of_o do_v any_o thing_n which_o in_o his_o own_o judgement_n and_o reason_n he_o shall_v conceive_v to_o be_v the_o apt_a mean_n thereunto_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v a_o precept_n or_o general_a rule_n find_v out_o by_o reason_n by_o which_o a_o man_n be_v forbid_v to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v destructive_a of_o his_o life_n or_o take_v away_o the_o mean_n of_o preserve_v the_o same_o and_o to_o omit_v that_o by_o which_o he_o think_v it_o may_v be_v lest_o preserve_v the_o sum_n of_o the_o right_n of_o the_o right_n of_o nature_n be_v by_o all_o mean_v we_o can_v to_o defend_v ourselves_o this_o be_v tueatur_fw-la the_o first_o foundation_n of_o natural_a right_n stud._n the_o distinction_n betwixt_o the_o right_n and_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v with_o good_a reason_n to_o be_v admit_v but_o you_o ought_v not_o to_o challenge_v it_o lex_n to_o yourself_o see_v it_o be_v express_o note_v by_o divers_a ancient_a author_n and_o in_o particular_a by_o laurentius_n valla_n p._n that_o which_o you_o add_v seem_v as_o false_a as_o the_o other_o be_v ancient_a for_o the_o right_n dictate_v of_o natural_a reason_n oblige_v man_n not_o yet_o suppose_v a_o